Where does “gròas” come from?

gròas (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian aran, from Middle High German an, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

gròas (Cimbrian): big, large

Definitions

  1. big, large

Ancestry of “gròas”, step by step

gròas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian aran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianaranuphill
2Middle High Germananon
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle High German grōz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrōz—
2Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
3Proto-West Germanicgraut—
4Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →